A Summoning Class Genius Skilled in Melee?

"Despite suffering severe wounds, he only grew more valiant as he fought. Could this newcomer's physique be even stronger than Stoneskin's?"

Supreme Heaven frowned deeply. After pondering for a long while, this was the only conclusion he could reach.

Just then, a skull embedded with numerous mechanical components slowly flew over and hovered beside Supreme Heaven.

"Master, Xiao Erfu, Octopus Lady's male favorite, requests an audience. He says he has an important matter to discuss with you."

"Octopus Lady? Instead of watching the matches properly, what trouble is she trying to stir up now...?"

All six of Supreme Heaven's eyes rolled in unison. With a wave of his hand, he said:

"Let him in."

Before long, Xiao Erfu arrived before Supreme Heaven.

The blond man gave a slight bow, but there was little respect on his face.

He went straight to the point.

"Octopus Lady has taken a liking to Lu Li. Please name your price, Lord Supreme Heaven."

"Name my price?"

Supreme Heaven paused slightly, then said impatiently:

"Although Lu Li is a gladiator, he hasn't signed an Indenture Contract with the arena. I have no authority to decide whether he stays or leaves, much less name a price."

"Tell Octopus Lady to give up on that idea."

Ordinarily, after hearing this, Xiao Erfu should have taken his leave.

Yet he remained unmoved and instead said in a nearly threatening tone:

"No one can refuse Octopus Lady's demands. I hope Lord Supreme Heaven will think of a way."

"You!"

Supreme Heaven's six eyes widened as he nearly lost his temper.

But when he considered Octopus Lady's background, he could only force down his anger and reply stiffly:

"I am merely the manager of the Hub Arena, and I too act according to the rules."

"Though Octopus Lady is the Star Domain Overlord of her region, surely she cannot contend against the rules either?"

Xiao Erfu nodded slightly.

"Indeed. But I must fulfill Octopus Lady's request. I hope Lord Supreme Heaven will think of a way."

Looking at the man's smug face, Supreme Heaven truly wanted to smash him into pulp with one punch.

After some consideration, Supreme Heaven said:

"How about this? I'll see whether I can trick him into signing an Indenture Contract. If I succeed, Octopus Lady's request will naturally be fulfilled."

Xiao Erfu still refused to let the matter rest.

"And if you fail? Octopus Lady must have Lu Li. Failure is not an option."

Supreme Heaven's anger finally flared.

"I won't fail! If Lu Li insists on refusing the Indenture Contract, I'll arrange an opponent he cannot defeat!"

"Sign the Indenture Contract or die in battle—any idiot knows which to choose!"

After fifty consecutive victories, Lu Li's opponents became aggressive once more.

They might all have been geniuses among newcomers, but in Lu Li's eyes, they simply weren't enough.

Other than the constant drain on his stamina, they posed no real threat.

It was not until the eightieth match that he once again felt the urgency of battle.

As Dior's announcement of the match beginning faded, one of the arena's iron doors opened once more.

Yet this time, no figure emerged from it.

There was nothing behind the iron door.

"What's going on? Is the arena out of people? Why did they open an empty gate?"

"Does Gladiator Mode even have byes? They saw this newcomer couldn't hold on anymore, so they're giving him a free win?"

"A fixed match, huh? Fuck your mother! Refund our money!"

The audience erupted into commotion.

Only a handful of experienced spectators knew that the arena never opened an empty gate.

The contestant entering the field was special!

Lu Li, standing in the center of the arena, clearly understood this as well. Every muscle in his body tensed like a wolf poised to pounce.

If something was definitely going to emerge from that iron door, yet his eyes could see nothing at all, then that meant one thing.

The opponent who had arrived could turn invisible!

Searching through his memories, Lu Li quickly formed a guess.

Aside from the Spirit Clan's Hidden Spirits, only the Lizard Warriors of Steel Jungle Star possessed the ability to turn invisible.

If a Hidden Spirit had entered the field, the temperature in the Arena would definitely have dropped.

If the Hidden Spirit were powerful enough, even their breath might have frosted over.

But right now, there was not the slightest chill in the Arena.

So the opponent should be a Lizard Warrior.

Just as that thought crossed his mind, Lu Li suddenly sensed a wave of killing intent rushing toward him.

He instinctively twisted his body and dodged at an extremely tricky angle.

Yet most of the clothes wrapped around him were instantly slashed apart.

"What the hell! What happened? Why did Lu Li suddenly get attacked?"

"It's a Player with an Invisibility talent!"

"So that's it! No wonder no one came out of the iron gate. How are you supposed to fight something you can't even see?"

"How else can he fight? The Arena clearly wants to end this rookie's winning streak. Lu Li's done for..."

As Lu Li kept dodging, cries of alarm rose from the stands one after another.

Quite a few people began worrying for Lu Li, believing that this rising star would ultimately be unable to escape the fate of falling.

After all, over the previous eighty matches, Lu Li had already displayed every method he had.

His close combat ability was formidable.

But against an Invisibility talent specifically designed to counter melee fighters, could Lu Li continue creating miracles?

"I thought a hundred straight wins would be easy. In the end, they still sent out a troublesome opponent."

With a thought from Lu Li, thick black mist began to spread around him!

[Soul Soldier]!

Blade Mantises rapidly condensed one after another, instantly filling more than half the Arena!

The cries from the stands came to an abrupt halt.

Everyone was dumbfounded!

After the previous eighty battles, they had long concluded that Lu Li was a melee prodigy with absurdly high three-dimensional attributes.

His speed, strength, and physique all far surpassed those of ordinary Players.

The red mist pouring from his body had been assumed to be some miraculous equipment he wore.

His ability to casually throw out Lightning Arrows had also been attributed to some mysterious item he possessed.

But now, Without so much as a warning, Lu Li had directly summoned enough Summon Objects to fill more than half the Arena?

What was going on?

The "melee prodigy" they had thought was ridiculously strong was actually a "Summoning Class" prodigy?!

"Dear mother of mine, look at all these Summon Objects! There are too many to count..."

"Instant summoning? Lu Li doesn't even need to perform a summoning ritual?"

"He's hidden it well! Too bad his opponent has an Invisibility talent..."

"Heh heh, that's right. No matter how many Summon Objects Lu Li has, it's useless if he still can't see his opponent."

"Besides, these Summon Objects are rather low-level. If they really start fighting, I'm afraid they won't be of much use..."

Although the spectators were utterly shocked, they still held a pessimistic view of Lu Li's chances.

Unless one possessed a Diamond Rank "Perception" talent, it was simply impossible to detect an invisible enemy.

Lu Li naturally did not possess such a high-rank "Perception" talent, but he still had his own method of finding his opponent!

With Lu Li at the center, all the Soul Soldiers arranged themselves tightly together.

Because the Soul Soldiers had physical bodies, the formation would inevitably have gaps wherever they collided with the invisible Lizard Warriors.

Using this method of elimination, he could quickly locate the two invisible Lizard Warriors.

Before long, Lu Li spotted gaps within the Soul Soldiers' formation.

"Got you!"